Hospitals don’t want cuts outlined in Obama budget proposal

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/hospitals-dont-want-cuts-outlined-obama-budget-proposal/2015-02-02?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

FierceHealthFinance

Healthcare to shift away from fee-for-service in historic overhaul

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/healthcare-to-shift-away-from-fee-for-service-in-historic-overhaul.html

OR Efficiencies

20 major health systems, payers pledge to convert 75% of business to value-based arrangements by 2020

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/20-major-health-systems-payers-pledge-to-convert-75-of-business-to-value-based-arrangements-by-2020.html

OR Efficiencies

AHA: SGR fix should not come at expense of hospitals

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/aha-sgr-fix-should-not-come-expense-hospitals/2015-01-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

FierceHealthFinance

MedPAC recommends 0% in 2016 ASC facility fee — 5 things to know

http://www.beckersasc.com/asc-coding-billing-and-collections/medpac-recommends-0-in-2016-asc-facility-fee-5-things-to-know.html

ASC Billing, Coding, Collections

Pharmacist-Led Discharge Program Cuts Readmissions 46%

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-312486/PharmacistLed-Discharge-Program-Cuts-Readmissions-46

Observation Status Appeal Advances in Federal Court

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/HEP-312471/Observation-Status-Appeal-Advances-in-Federal-Court

1,700 Hospitals Win Quality Bonuses From Medicare, But Most Will Never Collect

http://kaiserhealthnews.org/news/1700-hospitals-win-quality-bonuses-from-medicare-but-most-will-never-collect/